Book2_U3_Reading2.doc

牛津高中英语教学设计单元：Unit 3 Amazing people板块：ReadingThoughts on the design:本节课是以听、说、读、练为主的词汇教学课。通过梳理本单元阅读文章中出现的相关重要词汇，帮助学生构建一定的词汇知识。遵循和运用认知规律，温习已学词汇，巩固和拓展新词汇，力争在词汇教学中，努力提升运用语言的能力，并给学生传授一些相关的词汇学习的方法和策略。Teaching aims:After learning the text, the students will be able to grasp the key words and expressions required in the passage, for example, curious, discovery, riches, empty, present, coincidence, disturb, result; set sail for, search for, as well as, upon doing, result in. In addition, the students are expected to broaden their vocabulary with the assistance of the teacher in learning the text. The students are also expected to be given aid or guided in learning method and strategy for vocabulary. Teaching procedures: Step 1 RevisionFill in the blanks with words from the magazine article on pages 42-43 of your book, according to the first given letter. (PPT4-5)1. Children are c_ about everything. They are always asking a lot of questions. 2. I am going to move to another city and start my new life. Now I am e_ my old flat of everything. 3. The police e_ the window frame for fingerprints after the theft happened. 4. When he broke the record, no one was p_. So, he has no witness. 5. There are many well-p_ old buildings in this small town. These buildings attract a lot of visitors every year. 6. This man spent all of his life sailing across the oceans. Can you imagine living such an a_ life?7. Dont d_ her; she is doing her homework. 8. The d_ of gold in California made people rush to the west. 9. What a c_ that we meet in Paris!10. The Great London Fire, which began on 2nd September 1666, r_ in huge damage to the city of London. (Keys: curious; emptying; examined; present; preserved; adventurous; disturb; discovery; coincidence; resulted)Explanation通过巩固练习，复习阅读中的主要词汇。Step 2 Explanation for language points1. He was bright and curious about the world outside his hometown. (Page 42, Lines 5-6) (PPT6)In the sentence “curious” means “eager to learn / know”, its common usages are listed below. be curious about sth. 对好奇 be curious to do sth. 好奇地做某事 Curiously enough 奇怪的是，（口语，常放句首）e.g. They were very curious about the people who lived in the island. He is always curious to find out how everything works. Curiously enough, a year later exactly the same thing happened to me again. 2. In 1891, at the age of 17, he set sail for Alexandria, Egypt. (Page 42, Lines 6-7) (PPT7)The phrase “set sail for” means “to travel to somewhere by boat”. In the phrase, the word “sail” means “a short trip usually fro pleasure or in a boat with sails”.e.g. We set sail from Dover for Ostend.We went for a sail around the island. The preposition “for” here refers to the destination.e.g. The sun was sinking as we set out for home. We left our bags in the station and made straight for the shipyard. 3. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, searching for the tombs of the Egyptian Kings. (Page 42, Lines 7-8) (PPT8-9)In this sentence the preposition “by” means “not later than” or “before”, and is often followed by a phrase indicating a point of time. e.g. By the time the doctor arrived, the woman had given birth. Mike must have made some friends in his new school by now. The phrase “searching for the tombs” works as an adverbial of manner. Here “search for ” means “to look for”.e.g. Scientists are still searching for a cure for the common cold.The police didnt give up searching for the missing boy. There are some other expressions for “search”.search sp./ sb. for sth. 搜索（某地/某人）;寻找某物in search of （介词短语）寻找e.g. The police searched the house for the stolen jewelry.He moved to New York in search of a better life.4. These preserved bodies are known as mummies. (Page 42, Lines 9-10) (PPT10-11)In this sentence “preserved” means “keep from risk of going bad”, functioning as attributive. Its common usages are listed below.preserve sth./ sb. from 保护免于preserved fruit 防腐水果the preserve （野生动物）保护区e.g. The city should take steps to preserve the old templeOil usually preserves metal from rust. No hunting is allowed in the preserve. The phrase “be known as” in the sentence means “be famous as”. We can use different prepositions after “known”, then the phrase has the different meaning. be known for 因为而闻名 be known as 作为而闻名 be known to 对于（谁来说）而闻名e.g. Li Bai is well known to the young generation as a great poet for his beautiful poems.5. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing discovery of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. (Page 42, Lines 12-13) (PPT12)“Discovery” here means “something that is discovered”. Wed better remember the following.discover Vt. 发现discoverer n. 发现者make a discovery of 发现了e.g. Columbus was a great discover and he discovered America in 1492. It is said that his discovery took place by accident. 6. “The tomb contained more riches, gold and jewels than any of us had ever seen before, as well as the mummy of the king.” said Carter. (Page 42, Lines 17-19) (PPT13)In the sentence “riches” means “wealth”.E.g. All his riches are no good to him if he is ill. The word “jewel” is usually used in its plural form “jewels”, which means “pieces of jewellery that contain one or more precious stones and are worn on clothes or on the body”.E.g. She was too poor to buy jewels, so she borrowed some from her friend. Attention, please! The “jewel” is a countable noun, while the word “jewellery” is an uncountable noun. We usually say “a piece of jewellery”.E.g. This ring is my most valuable piece of jewellery.The phrase “as well as” works as a conjunction, meaning “in addition to”, when it joins two subjects, the subject in number is determined by the first one. E.g. We shall travel by night as well as by day. Annie as well as her sister is seeing a Chinese film at the cinema. 7. We emptied the tomb of everything it contained We were rich and famous right away. (Page 42, Lines 20-21) (PPT14)In this sentence “empty” is a verb which means “to make or become empty”. We usually say “empty sth. out of a place” or “empty a place of sth.”e.g. I emptied the closet of my clothes and put them into the black case. = I emptied my clothes out of the closet and put them into the black case.8. Upon entering the tomb, Carters lucky pet bird, which had led him to the place, was eaten by a snake. (Page 42, Lines 23-25) (PPT15)In the sentence the preposition “upon” means “directly after”, we can use a noun or a gerund (the ing form of a verb ) after “upon”. Here, “upon” can also be replaced with “on”.e.g. Upon / On his arrival at the airport, he was arrested by the police. The young mother was joyful upon / on seeing her child take his first steps. 9. At the moment of Carnarvons death, the lights went out in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. (Page 43, Lines 27-28) (PPT16)In the sentence, the phrase “go out” means “stop burning or shining”. Pay attention to the different usages of “go out” in the following sentences. e.g. There was a power cut and all the lights went out. （灯/火）熄灭Can I go out to play for a while, Mom? 外出，出去Long skirts are gradually going out. （流行等）衰退，过时10. Some people way the deaths were just coincidence. (Page 43, Line 38) (PPT17)In the sentence, “coincidence” means “something that happens by chance”. Its common usages are listed below. by coincidence 碰巧 What a coincidence (it is) to do sth! 真是巧合 It is a coincidence that Cl. 真是太巧了， （从句中常用“should”情态动词，表示惊讶）e.g. We met in London by coincidence. What a coincidence (it is) to meet you here!Its rather a coincidence that her hair should be the same colour as mine. 11. If breathed in, they can result in illness or even death. (Page 43, Lines 43-44) (PPT18-19)The conjunction “if” can be used to introduce a verb or a verb phrase in its past participle form. Here “If breathed in” means “If the viruses are breathed in”. In some adverbial clauses we can omit the subject and verb “be” in the subordinate clause. Only the participle form remains when the subject in the subordinate clause and main clause is the same.e.g. If taken correctly, the medicine should work well.Look out for cars when crossing the street.She worked very hard though still rather in poor health.I wont go to her party unless invited.Similarly, weve learned the following structure.If possible / necessary = If (it is) possible / necessaryWhere / When necessary = Where / When (it is / theyre ) necessarye.g. If possible I should like to have two copies of it. Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary. The phrase “result in” means “to have a result or to cause”. We can change it with “result from” like this. e.g. His carelessness resulted in the terrible accident. = The terrible accident resulted from his carelessness.Explanation利用一定的语境，帮助学生掌握阅读教材中所要求的词汇和句式。Step 3 Exercises for consolidationBeneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. (PPT20-24)1. The town government spent a lot of money the old castle and other places of historic interest.A. preventing B. preserving C. presenting D. deserving 2. the danger from another attack of earthquake, people had to overcome a shortage of food, drinking water, medicine, clothing, and almost everything. A. As far asB. As well as C. As many as D. As much as3. Every boy and every girl as well as some teachers who to visit the museum required to be at the bus station at 6:30 a.m.A. are ; is B. are; are C. is ; are D. is; is4. She must have gone to bed, for the lights when I passed her room just now.A. went offB. went overC. went away D. went out5. What a ! I was thinking about Roy when his letter arrived.A. happening B. pityC. coincidenceD. satisfaction6. The host was quite annoyed when he found out that his things on the desk had been .A. troubledB. interrupted C. upsetD. disturbed7. Do you have much time now? Yes, a great .A. muchB. manyC. dealD. quantity8. Camel can in desert for a good many days without water.A. survive B. existC. sufferD. last9. The research is so designed that once nothing can be done to ch